We’re Bringing RP Back

I wholeheartedly endorse this!

This project began by accident. Pazzolupo, after a few no-shows, finally appeared in Azeroth on a roleplay server yesterday evening to game with me. We had new characters which proved to be less than challenging, so naturally, on a roleplay server, we decided to interact with the world around us in-character to add to our fun. As a group, Multiplayers tend to roll on RP servers in MMOs. We’re not strong RPers, but we do the best we can to respect the community and continue immersion. We generally enjoy the resulting atmosphere of the game more. The consequences of our actions were like none I’ve ever experienced before.

We’re Bringing RP Back

All the World’s a Stage: How Cataclysm will help roleplaying

The raw amount of new and different content will open up hundreds of thousands of new experiences. If we consider roleplay is motivated by a character’s interaction with his environment, it’s easy to see how tons of new interactions will be opened up. These new opportunities for interpretations and interactions are increased exponentially.

All the World’s a Stage: How Cataclysm will help roleplaying

Secrets of the Gamma World reboot

Tabletop gamers may remember the scifi sister to Dungeons & Dragons in the early 1980s was Gamma World. And now it’s getting a reboot. Game writer Rich Baker spills some details about this long-awaited release.

Secrets of the Gamma World reboot – io9.com

Interplay Answers Your Questions in Fallout Online FAQ

Now’s the time to start working on your post-apocalyptic RP!

A Fallout Online FAQ has been put together by official Interplay forum goer BraveRobot, collecting a number of Interplay’s answers to various questions about the game into one place.

Interplay Answers Your Questions in Fallout Online FAQ

All the World’s a Stage: 4 ways you know you’ve jumped the shark

Sometimes, roleplaying campaigns just run out of steam. It’s not anyone’s fault, really. The best ideas have been used, the characters have grown up, and the stories have run their course. And then, after the best part of the campaign has been achieved, things start getting a little silly. Here’s how to tell you may be jumping the shark.

All the World’s a Stage: 4 ways you know you’ve jumped the shark

Role-Playing Character vs Player — Fact or Friction?

One topic that comes up repeatedly in gaming circles (for both new and old players) is the question of who your character is or rather who your character is “supposed” to be. Is your character supposed to be you with a different set of skills and abilities, in a different time or place? Is your character supposed to be a completely made up persona, who is as unlike you as possible?

Role-Playing Character vs Player — Fact or Friction?

Roleplaying Without Roleplaying

How do you RP as yourself?

Roleplaying Without Roleplaying

How to Find Roleplayers in MMORPGs

Roleplaying games have been around since the early days of Dungeons & Dragons in the late 1970s. Computer games have taken on a fair share of roleplayers since then, with MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online roleplaying games) currently housing a vast number of roleplayers in their wondrous game worlds. Whether you’re a beginner or a veteran roleplayer, knowing where to find fellow roleplayers in a game is one of the first steps towards creating a quality roleplaying session.

How to Find Roleplayers in MMORPGs

World of Warcraft: Trying the Waters: Role-Playing

MMORPG.com EVE Survivor Guy tries his hand at surviving in another medium as Adam Tingle makes his first forray into the world of role-playing… with mixed results.

World of Warcraft: Trying the Waters: Role-Playing

RoleCraft: The Rule of Roleplay

Law of Player-Character Separation: You are you. Your character is your character. Be extremely careful of mixing the two.

RoleCraft: The Rule of Roleplay